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title: carbonate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «carbonate» in the school dictionary: A chemical compound containing carbon and oxygen, like calcium carbonate in chalk and limestone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# carbonate

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**Who acts:** chemical compound, Vinegar, Carbonated water, factory, Limestone · **What happens:** contain, add, make, carbonate, have, be · **To what, where:** carbon, dioxide gas, gas, Chalk, carbonate fizz, bubbles

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«carbonate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [carbonate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carbonate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chemical compound containing carbon and oxygen, like calcium carbonate in chalk and limestone.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:m1:1
# text = A chemical compound containing carbon and oxygen, like calcium carbonate in chalk and limestone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	compound	compound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	calcium	calcium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	carbonate	carbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	limestone	limestone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | gerund | a chemical compound *not said here* | carbon and oxygen |  |  |  | like calcium carbonate in chalk and limestone | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot carbon=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To add carbon dioxide gas to a drink to make it fizzy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:m2:1
# text = To add carbon dioxide gas to a drink to make it fizzy.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | dioxide gas |  |  |  | to a drink | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent gas=Patient to drink=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | gas |  |  |  | fizzy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Chalk is made of calcium carbonate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x1:1
# text = Chalk is made of calcium carbonate.
1	Chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	calcium	calcium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	carbonate	carbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Chalk |  |  |  | of calcium carbonate | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vinegar makes the carbonate fizz.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x2:1
# text = Vinegar makes the carbonate fizz.
1	Vinegar	vinegar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	carbonate	carbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fizz	fizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Vinegar | the carbonate fizz |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material fizz=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carbonated water has bubbles in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x3:1
# text = Carbonated water has bubbles in it.
1	Carbonated	carbonate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carbonate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Carbonated water | bubbles |  | it |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bubble=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The factory carbonates the lemonade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x4:1
# text = The factory carbonates the lemonade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carbonates	carbonate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carbonate** | present | the factory | the lemonade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Limestone is a carbonate rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x5:1
# text = Limestone is a carbonate rock.
1	Limestone	limestone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	carbonate	carbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Limestone | a carbonate rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bicarbonate of soda is used in baking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carbonate:x6:1
# text = Bicarbonate of soda is used in baking.
1	Bicarbonate	bicarbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	soda	soda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Bicarbonate of soda |  | baking |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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